Gordon: No more not enough on T-way EZPasses

Assemblyman Tim Gordon, I-Bethlehem, is calling for Thruway Authority Board members to reimbuse the state for their improper use of free EZPasses.

“The evidence keeps on piling up that the Thruway Authority Board has mismanaged funds at the taxpayers expense while receiving outrageous perks,” said Gordon, a frequent critic of the authority. “These positions are supposed to be unpaid and yet now we have learned they are receiving free EZ-Pass tags. The taxpayers of New York State deserve to be repaid for that gaffe.”

The authority yesterday said it was discontinuing the practice of letting board members have EZPasses, which would afford them toll-free travel on highways including the one they regulate. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo this week told the authority and the MTA to stop the freebie, noting that board members are supposed to serve unpaid, and that includes perks.